Solved Please im begging for help!

[eriick]

Ok so stupidly i got windows 7 at a retail store thinking oh wow how cool it is, it turns out to be that my hp pavilion dv6500 drivers are not compatible and now i cant change the windows taskbar color and cant use my finger sensor because hp has no drivers for it anymore, i know this is all my fault because i didnt find out first if there were new drivers for my netbook and my main problem is that since this hp does not have a vista installation cd i cant go back to vista! it has an in built vista cd i guess and now it wont let me go back.

Please please i really want to go back since my computer looks all messed up.
I really trully appreciate it.

 

[skippyhdog]

have you tried looking for the drivers online

 

[blackroseMD1]

Also, have you tried running the drivers in compatibility mode for Vista? Are you running 32 bit or 64 bit?

Here is a link to drivers for your onboard graphics. Try these and report back on the results.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook_winvista_win7_186.81_whql.html

 

[garysgold]

Hello eriick,

Welcome to 7 Forums.

Most of the Vista drivers will work in 7. Have you tried them yet? If you go to User CP and fill in your system specs, we may be able to help you get up and running.

I believe you can contact HP and have them send you a reinstall disk. Might have to pay few bucks. Shipping and such.

Hope this helps.

Gary

 

[Zidane24]

Alright...the Driver master is at your service...

x86 drivers for your fingerprint reader are at this link
x64 drivers for your fingerprint reader are at this link

Run the driver in Compatibility Mode for Windows Vista : http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/316-compatibility-mode.html

Now...tell me if you have a NVIDA graphics card or an Intel graphics card and I will help you fix your video

 

[eriick]

Thank you so much all of you, i am a super newbie and kind of a computer dumbtard but ill do my best.
Yes i have nvidia graphics and x64 and yes well i tried to look for th drivers online but since it said unknown i basically had no idea which ones i was supposed to download so i went to hps site and looked for hp dv6500 drives are they were from 2007, ill do what im told!

 

[Zidane24]

Thank you so much all of you, i am a super newbie and kind of a computer dumbtard but ill do my best.
Yes i have nvidia graphics and x64 and yes well i tried to look for th drivers online but since it said unknown i basically had no idea which ones i was supposed to download so i went to hps site and looked for hp dv6500 drives are they were from 2007, ill do what im told!

Download the ones for x64 in my post above and follow the compatibility mode...

That should get your fingerprint working...

Now for the NVIDIA...

NVIDIA DRIVERS 179.48 BETA

This should get your GFX up and running

 

[blackroseMD1]

OK...here is the link for your x64 video drivers.

NVIDIA DRIVERS 186.81 WHQL

 

[Zidane24]

OK...here is the link for your x64 video drivers.

NVIDIA DRIVERS 186.81 WHQL

Are you sure he doesn't have a 7 series GPU in that notebook?

I am going to play it safe and tell him to go for the lower driver

 

[Frostmourne]

You can also use an app at Halfdone Development to find out what those unknown devices are.

 

[blackroseMD1]

OK...here is the link for your x64 video drivers.

NVIDIA DRIVERS 186.81 WHQL

Are you sure he doesn't have a 7 series GPU in that notebook?

I am going to play it safe and tell him to go for the lower driver

Looking up the specs on it shows that it comes with a Geforce Go 8600M GS, which is supported by the WHQL driver that I linked to. Either one should work though.

 

[Zidane24]

OK...here is the link for your x64 video drivers.

NVIDIA DRIVERS 186.81 WHQL

Are you sure he doesn't have a 7 series GPU in that notebook?

I am going to play it safe and tell him to go for the lower driver

Looking up the specs on it shows that it comes with a Geforce Go 8600M GS, which is supported by the WHQL driver that I linked to. Either one should work though.

I just glanced and you are correct...OP use blackrose's 186 driver

 

[eriick]

Ok, its downloading but just wanted to update you guys because i swear i am more than thankful!
Even though the fingerprint link wont download for me, i guess im having bad luck tonight with computers ha, it says page not available but im downloading the nvidia drivers.

 

[Frostmourne]

Did you also try right-clicking the fingerprint reader and selecting update? My UPEK reader received a driver straight up.

 

[Zidane24]

Ok, its downloading but just wanted to update you guys because i swear i am more than thankful!
Even though the fingerprint link wont download for me, i guess im having bad luck tonight with computers ha, it says page not available but im downloading the nvidia drivers.

Let me check up on that link for you...

 

[Zidane24]

Did you also try right-clicking the fingerprint reader and selecting update? My UPEK reader received a driver straight up.

He isn't using a UPEK which is why he is having issues...

UPEK is far better than most other Biometric makers

 

[Zidane24]

Ok...I just tried the link for the fingerprint reader and it works...

Click on the link
Hit the download button and save it to the desktop
Run the exe afterwards

 

[Jacee]

eriick, did you by any chance make 'restore disks' when you first got your computer? Also, what version of Vista was originally on your machine?

There is no way you can change your taskbar color with Win 7 like to 'black'etc...
It will pick up the color of the background image if you can get aero to work (clear)

 

[Zidane24]

eriick, did you by any chance make 'restore disks' when you first got your computer? Also, what version of Vista was originally on your machine?

There is no way you can change your taskbar color with Win 7 like to 'black'etc...
It will pick up the color of the background image if you can get aero to work (clear)

His laptop can run AERO...no question about it (8600M GS is more than enough...)

He just needs to install the NVIDIA driver and he will be good to go

 

[eriick]

IT WORKED!!! everything worked! Thank you soososososoossoo much!
Now the only thing it says needs troubleshooting is Base System Device it says i need to update that driver even though i dont know what its really for, do i need to update that too?

Anyway thank you sososososososo much again all of you!